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We’re looking for committed volunteers to get involved with a range of activities that will enrich the lives of residents living in our Aged Care Residential facilities by providing valuable support and social interaction. You may also have a hobby, skill, or interest you wish to share.

We encourage you to reach out and talk to us about how you can support this invaluable program.

We’re hoping to find volunteers to help with:

• Social companion with residents (1:1 or group companionship)
• Walking and exercise groups (Walk with residents out in the garden)
• Bus driving and outings (only requires a ‘C’ class licence)
• Reading and board games
• Pet visits (your pet must be vaccinated, calm and gentle-natured, clean, and up to date with vaccinations and treatment of worms and fleas. You must also have Pet insurance)
• Movie club (help choose and screen residents’ favourite movies on the weekends)
• Music connection (sharing music and memories is a powerful thing, you will create a meaningful playlist specifically suited to our residents)
• Gardening (Love to potter in the garden, water plants, have a cuppa and a chat? Low impact gardening)
• Men’s club (offer support and companionship to our male residents by engaging in group discussion, sharing their skills or hobbies, or helping to facilitate new ideas)
• Activity Assistant (assist with fun activities such as Bingo, quizzes, sing-along, coffee club, and more)
• Kiosk helper (make coffee and conversation the highlight of their day)
• Arts and crafts (Assist with sewing, scrapbooking, card making, knitting, painting, and more)

Our locations

• Salter Point
• Gwelup
• Byford
• Rockingham
• Midland
• Mundaring
• York
• Brookton
• Margaret River
• Albany
• Manjimup

Requirements

• Ability to pass a National Police Check
• Willingness to obtain or provide proof of Up-to-date Influenza & Covid-19 Vaccinations 

About Us

Baptistcare is one of WA’s largest providers of residential aged care, retirement living and home care services, providing the highest level of quality care and support across both metro and regional locations. We focus on empowering our customers to maintain homely comforts and community connection by providing care with compassion, integrity, and dignity.

Our focus is not limited to our customers, but also your wellbeing and career growth. We aim to support you to achieve a fulfilling career with first class training and development opportunities.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. The more diversity we have, the more unique perspectives and creative ideas we share. Therefore, we embrace people of different age, religion, sexual orientation or identity, physical or mental ability and ethnicity.

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.  Click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts.

For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Lily Meszaros at [email protected] using the subject line: Volunteers - Aged Care - Multiple Locations enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.